Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Yvonne Vera

Born: September 19, 1964
Died: April 7, 2005 (aged 40)
Bio: Yvonne Vera was an award-winning author from Zimbabwe. Her novels are known for their poetic prose, difficult subject-matter, and their strong women characters, and are firmly rooted in Zimbabwe's difficult past.
Known for:
- Butterfly Burning (1998)
- The Stone Virgins (2002)
- Without a name (1994)
- Why don't you carve other animals (1992)
- Opening Spaces (1999)